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Registered lobbyist

Sara M. Westrick

AARP Maryland · 866-542-8163 · on file 2025 to 2026
Clients on file
1
1 in Nov 2025 - Oct 2026
Reported compensation
$0
all years on file
Bills testified on
89
101 for · 2 against · 1 info
Got their outcome
65%
67 of 103 decided bills

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Testimony on record

2026 Regular Session104 appearances
BillPositionAppearing forOutcome
HB 58
Transportation - Paratransit Services - Interjurisdictional Routes
FAVPDFAARP MarylandDid not advance
HB 152
Consumer Protection - Electronic Funds Transfers - Regulations (Elder Fraud Prevention Act of 2026)
FAVPDFAARP MarylandDid not advance
HB 184
Criminal Law - Identity Fraud - Artificial Intelligence and Deepfake Representations
FAVPDFAARP MarylandDid not advance
HB 191
Consumer Protection - Retail Transactions for Essential Consumer Goods - Cash Payments
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
HB 191
Consumer Protection - Retail Transactions for Essential Consumer Goods - Cash Payments
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
HB 202
Public Health - Social Isolation and Loneliness Pilot Grant Program - Establishment
FAVPDFAARP MarylandDid not advance
HB 216
Criminal Law - Benefits Exploitation
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
HB 278
Human Services - Department of Aging and Commission on Aging (The Longevity Ready Maryland Act)
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
HB 280
Health Insurance - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders - Codification of Federal Requirements
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
HB 282
Adult Protective Services – Modifications
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
HB 323
Income Tax - Credit for Income Taxes and Penalties Due to Financial Exploitation
FAVPDFAARP MarylandWithdrawn
HB 420
Modernizing Civil Relief for Service Members Act
FAVPDFAARP MarylandDid not advance
HB 442
Professional Liability Insurance Coverage - Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities, Nurse Midwives, and Licensed Certified Midwives - Disclosure (Nyeli Rose Lewis Act of 2026)
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
HB 446
Health - Dementia Services and Brain Health Program and Provider Resource Toolkit
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
HB 484
Corporate Income Tax - Addition Modification - Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Advertising
FWAPDFAARP MarylandDid not advance
HB 494
Health Insurance - Primary Care Investment Targets - Reimbursement and Reporting
FAVPDFAARP MarylandDid not advance
HB 548
Land Use - Permitting - Development Rights (Maryland Housing Certainty Act)
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
HB 596
Estates - Maryland Uniform Simultaneous Death Act
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
HB 624
Hospitals - Clinical Staffing Committees and Plans - Establishment (Safe Staffing Act of 2026)
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
HB 671
Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman - Mandatory Appropriation
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
HB 724
Employment Discrimination - Caregiver Status
FAVPDFAARP MarylandDid not advance
HB 733
Maryland Transit Administration - Fixed-Route Transit Services - Announcements
FAVPDFAARP MarylandDid not advance
HB 746
Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Collaborative Care Model - Cost Sharing Prohibition and Coverage Requirements
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
HB 747
Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities – Membership
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
HB 752
Criminal Law - Theft and Fraud Crimes - Valuation and Forgery of Gift Cards
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
HB 804
Department of Aging - Aging Resilience Fund - Establishment
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
HB 811
Aging-in-Place Programs - Grants - Multigenerational Third Places ( Village Multigenerational Third Places Act)
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
HB 882
Consumer Health Information - Termination Date and Mandatory Funding for the State's Consumer Health Information Hub - Repeal
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
HB 882
Consumer Health Information - Termination Date and Mandatory Funding for the State's Consumer Health Information Hub - Repeal
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
HB 931
Health Care Facilities - Nursing Homes - Medical Director Requirements
FAVPDFAARP MarylandDid not advance
HB 944
Maryland Health Care Commission - Certificates of Need and Material Change Transactions
FAVPDFAARP MarylandDid not advance
HB 945
Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities - Notification of Investigations and Establishment of the Health Care Quality Improvement Initiative
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
HB 945
Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities - Notification of Investigations and Establishment of the Health Care Quality Improvement Initiative
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
HB 965
Office of Health Care Quality Stakeholder Advisory Council - Establishment
FAVPDFAARP MarylandDid not advance
HB 974
Electricity and Gas - Retail Supply (Freedom From Monopolies Act)
UNFPDFAARP MarylandDid not advance
HB 977
Veterans Benefits Matters - Claim Servicers - Requirements
FAVPDFAARP MarylandDid not advance
HB 989
State Assistance for the Elderly - Study on Calculation of Income
FAVPDFAARP MarylandDid not advance
HB 1002
Nursing Facilities - Involuntary Discharge or Transfer
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
HB 1008
Fiduciary Institutions - Exploitation of Seniors and Vulnerable Adults - Protections and Required Referral (Vulnerable Adult Banking Protection Act)
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
HB 1062
Estates and Trusts - Jurisdiction Over Property of Minors or Disabled Persons - Authorized Transactions
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
HB 1117
Virginia I. Jones Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Council and the Advisory Stakeholder Group on Autism-Related Needs - Recommendations for Elopement Response Devices
FAVPDFAARP MarylandDid not advance
HB 1117
Virginia I. Jones Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Council and the Advisory Stakeholder Group on Autism-Related Needs - Recommendations for Elopement Response Devices
FAVPDFAARP MarylandDid not advance
HB 1129
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Provider Agencies - Wages and Leave for Personal Care Aides
FAVPDFAARP MarylandDid not advance
HB 1198
Civil Actions - Coerced Debt - Debtor Protections
FAVPDFAARP MarylandDid not advance
HB 1280
Supporting Our Caregiver Infrastructure Program - Feasibility Study
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
HB 1291
Public Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Continuity of Care
FAVPDFAARP MarylandDid not advance
HB 1323
Health Care Decisions Act - Surrogate Decision Making - Hospital Surrogate Committee
FAVPDFAARP MarylandDid not advance
HB 1372
Public Health - Office of Health Care Quality Information and Maryland Health Centralization Commission
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
HB 1372
Public Health - Office of Health Care Quality Information and Maryland Health Centralization Commission
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
HB 1414
Nursing Homes - Direct Care Wages and Benefits and Cost Reports
FAVPDFAARP MarylandDid not advance
HB 1504
Highways - Sidewalks and Bicycle Pathways - Construction and Reconstruction (The Honorable Anne Healey Pedestrian Safety Act of 2026)
FAVPDFAARPEnacted
HB 1516
Human Services - Energy Assistance Programs - Administration and Funding
FAVPDFAARP MarylandDid not advance
HB 1532
Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act
FWAPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
HB 1563
Emergency Room Services and Post-Acute Care - Coverage and Facility Studies
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
HB 1563
Emergency Room Services and Post-Acute Care - Coverage and Facility Studies
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
SB 8
Criminal Law - Identity Fraud - Artificial Intelligence and Deepfake Representations
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
SB 29
Election Law - Petitions and Ballot Questions - Contents, Plain Language Requirement, and Procedures
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
SB 29
Election Law - Petitions and Ballot Questions - Contents, Plain Language Requirement, and Procedures
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
SB 39
Behavioral Health Rate Methodology Modernization - Workgroup Establishment and Study
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
SB 73
Election Law - Polling Place Procedures - Voting by Elderly Voters and Voters With Disabilities (Accessible and Expedited Voting Act of Maryland)
FAVPDFAARP MarylandDid not advance
SB 96
Sheila E. Hixson Behavioral Health Services Matching Grant Program for Service Members and Veterans - Terminology - Active Service Members
FAVAARP MarylandEnacted
SB 96
Sheila E. Hixson Behavioral Health Services Matching Grant Program for Service Members and Veterans - Terminology - Active Service Members
FAVAARP MarylandEnacted
SB 113
Human Services - Department of Aging and Commission on Aging (Longevity Ready Maryland Act)
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
SB 123
Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities - Membership
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
SB 150
Notation of Veteran Status - Public Profiles
FAVAARP MarylandEnacted
SB 150
Notation of Veteran Status - Public Profiles
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
SB 151
Income Tax - Credit for Individuals Residing With and Caring for Elderly Parents
FAVPDFAARP MarylandDid not advance
SB 167
Department of Natural Resources - Licenses, Permits, Registrations, and Public Profiles - Notation of Veteran Status
FAVPDFAARP MarylandDid not advance
SB 167
Department of Natural Resources - Licenses, Permits, Registrations, and Public Profiles - Notation of Veteran Status
FAVAARP MarylandDid not advance
SB 182
Adult Protective Services - Modifications
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
SB 205
Health Insurance - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders - Codification of Federal Requirements
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
SB 215
Veterans and Uniformed Services - Maryland Veterans Trust Fund and Application of Laws
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
SB 215
Veterans and Uniformed Services - Maryland Veterans Trust Fund and Application of Laws
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
SB 240
Office of Health Care Quality Stakeholder Advisory Council - Establishment
FAVPDFAARP MarylandDid not advance
SB 242
Modernizing Civil Relief for Service Members Act
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
SB 242
Modernizing Civil Relief for Service Members Act
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
SB 243
Uniformed Services Spouses Act
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
SB 250
Estates - Maryland Uniform Simultaneous Death Act
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
SB 270
Public Service Commission - Full Costs and Benefits Analysis of Sources of Electricity Generation
FAVPDFAARP MarylandDid not advance
SB 291
Income Tax - Credit for Income Taxes and Penalties Due to Financial Exploitation
FAVPDFAARP MarylandDid not advance
SB 293
Professional Liability Insurance Coverage - Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities, Nurse Midwives, and Licensed Certified Midwives - Disclosure (Nyeli Rose Lewis Act of 2026)
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
SB 325
Land Use - Permitting - Development Rights (Maryland Housing Certainty Act)
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
SB 340
Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman - Mandatory Appropriation
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
SB 386
Electricity Transmission and Distribution, Energy Storage, and Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund (Lower Bills and Local Power Act of 2026)
FAVPDFAARP MarylandDid not advance
SB 411
Hospitals - Clinical Staffing Committees and Plans - Establishment (Safe Staffing Act of 2026)
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
SB 428
Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Collaborative Care Model - Cost Sharing Prohibition
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
SB 490
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Step Therapy, Fail-First Protocols, and Prior Authorization - Prescription Drugs to Treat Serious Mental Illness
FAVPDFAARP MarylandDid not advance
SB 493
Nursing Facilities - Involuntary Discharge or Transfer
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
SB 493
Nursing Facilities - Involuntary Discharge or Transfer
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
SB 494
Maryland Health Care Commission - Certificates of Need and Material Change Transactions
FAVPDFAARP MarylandDid not advance
SB 530
Aging-in-Place Programs - Grants - Multigenerational Third Places (Village Multigenerational Third Places Act)
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
SB 555
Health - Dementia Services and Brain Health Program and Provider Resource Toolkit
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
SB 587
Maryland Patient Safety Center Fund - Funding
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
SB 587
Maryland Patient Safety Center Fund - Funding
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
SB 663
Nursing Homes - Direct Care Wages and Benefits and Cost Reports
FAVPDFAARP MarylandDid not advance
SB 741
Financial Institutions and Activities - Virtual Currency Kiosks - Alterations
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
SB 741
Financial Institutions and Activities - Virtual Currency Kiosks - Alterations
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
SB 749
Residential Retail Customer and Retail Electricity Suppliers - Definition and Alterations
UNFPDFAARP MarylandDid not advance
SB 753
Fiduciary Institutions - Exploitation of Seniors and Vulnerable Adults - Protections and Required Referral (Vulnerable Adult Banking Protection Act)
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
SB 771
Human Services - Energy Assistance Programs - Administration and Funding
FAVPDFAARP MarylandDid not advance
SB 809
Supporting Our Caregiver Infrastructure Program - Feasibility Study
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
SB 837
Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage and Utilization Review - Drugs Reviewed by the Prescription Drug Affordability Board
INFOPDFAARP MarylandDid not advance
SB 860
Department of Aging – Aging Resilience Fund – Establishment
FAVPDFAARP MarylandEnacted
SB 987
Corporate Income Tax - Addition Modification - Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Advertising
FAVPDFAARP MarylandDid not advance